FL Studio 20 – Mac Users Rejoice!

Mac users rejoice: Fruity Loops, (now known as FL Studio 20, thanks to a patent Technicality with Kellogg’s over their cereal fruit loops) has just been given the ultimate revamp: despite the fact that developers said they would never make a Mac version “unless hell freezes over”, they have done it. For the first time ever. And the good news is for those of you who already own a license to the original Fruity loops, they have maintained integrity to their policy to honor lifetime free updates with no extra costs. It took 20 versions to get here, but with FL studio version 20 there is now a 64-bit native application for Mac OS X 10.11 And later.

What does this mean? You can use all of your Mac VST an audio unit plug-ins, and seamlessly work between projects on both Mac and Windows, including third-party plug-ins.

Some other new features for Version 20 include:

Working in different time signatures, in both playlist and the patterns. effectively enabling multiple times signatures to occur on different patterns at the same time.

Freezing and consolidating Patterns : it’s possible to consolidate a clip from the playlist or complete tracks. Render clips to audio to save CPU.

It is possible to convert audio to MIDI and MIDI to audio.

In terms of arrangements, the Playlist can also support multiple arrangements simultaneously.

Plug-in delay compensation has also been reworked so that you can work more effectively without that annoying delay that often used to happen when recording or mixing with effects.

TouchScreen functionality for PC Users with Touch screens

Seamless integration with FL Studio mobile for those who want to jam on their smartphones and tablets

Choose from different versions depending on your needs and budget: the Pro version including all VST plugins retails at $899, while the Signature Bundle has 15 plugins and full recording functionality for $299 and the Producer Edition at $199 includes full recording functionality and 8 extra plugins, or the bargain Fruity Edition sells for a bargain $99 but doesn’t allow audio clips or recording and comes with no plugins.

Not sure if you want to take the plunge or not to buy it? Download the trial version for free and see how you like it.